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Dublin
Teen arrested after trying to hijack ambulance
It’s understood he drove a few metres before being restrained by the crew.
A MAN IN his late teens has been arrested after trying to hijack an ambulance in Dublin this morning.
The incident happened on Mountjoy Street at around 8.45am.
A garda spokesperson said: “He drove the ambulance a few metres before it tipped off a pole.” It’s understood he was then restrained by the crew until armed gardaí arrived and arrested him.
Gardaí said the man was arrested “following an unauthorised taking of a vehicle”.
He was taken to Mountjoy Garda Station where he was charged under the Road Traffic Act before being released.
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